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Saccas meaning

plural of Sacca

Using Saccas

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Sacca
  • In the example corpus, saccas often appears in combinations such as: ammonius saccas.

Context around Saccas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ammonius 3×

Often after:

taught 1× ammonius 1×

Sentence patterns with Saccas

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ammonius ammonius saccas who taught 1× him as saccas ammonius thus 1× teacher ammonius saccas 1× that ammonius saccas taught both 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

one way to 1× plotinus is noted 1×

Common sentence endings:

denoting sakkos impossible 1× taught both origens 1× teacher ammonius saccas 1× wrote biblical texts 1×

Words around Saccas

Just before it in the word index:

saccades 2 sacca 8 sacc 3 sacau 2 sacaton 2 sacatepequez 2

Just after it in the word index:

saccharides 5 saccharin 10 saccharine 25 saccharomyces 17 saccharum 2 saccheri 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Saccas

  • In this selection, "saccas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ammonius, taught and ammonius stand out and add context to how "saccas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ammonius ammonius saccas who taught and him as saccas ammonius thus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "saccas" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with saccas

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It is quite possible that Ammonius Saccas taught both Origens. (10 words)

Plotinus is noted as the founder of Neoplatonism (along with his teacher Ammonius Saccas ). (14 words)

This is, according to this interpretation, supported by the fact that Ammianus Marcellinus refers to him as "Saccas Ammonius", thus as the "Sacian Ammonius", ibidem which makes any reading as denoting "sakkos" impossible. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

One way to explain much of the confusion concerning Ammonius is to assume that there were two people called Ammonius: Ammonius Saccas who taught Plotinus, and an Ammonius the Christian who wrote biblical texts. (34 words)

This is, according to this interpretation, supported by the fact that Ammianus Marcellinus refers to him as "Saccas Ammonius", thus as the "Sacian Ammonius", ibidem which makes any reading as denoting "sakkos" impossible. (33 words)

Plotinus is noted as the founder of Neoplatonism (along with his teacher Ammonius Saccas ). (14 words)

Example sentences (4)

It is quite possible that Ammonius Saccas taught both Origens.

One way to explain much of the confusion concerning Ammonius is to assume that there were two people called Ammonius: Ammonius Saccas who taught Plotinus, and an Ammonius the Christian who wrote biblical texts.

Plotinus is noted as the founder of Neoplatonism (along with his teacher Ammonius Saccas ).

This is, according to this interpretation, supported by the fact that Ammianus Marcellinus refers to him as "Saccas Ammonius", thus as the "Sacian Ammonius", ibidem which makes any reading as denoting "sakkos" impossible.

Common combinations with saccas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "saccas" in a sentence?
An example: "It is quite possible that Ammonius Saccas taught both Origens." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "saccas" from authentic English texts.
What does "saccas" mean?
Saccas means: plural of Sacca
How many example sentences with "saccas" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "saccas", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.